Perpendicular hand-weaver



Patented Nov. 22, I898.

J. COPELAND. PERPENDICULAR HAND WEAVER.

(Application filed vSep'g. '24, 1897.)

' (No Model.)

1 wa1 1-toz Wad? 2y ElHorMm 0.. wnsnmmon v c NTTED STATES PATENT arrest JAMES COPELAND, OF ROCHESTER, NEAV HAMPSHIRE.

PERPENDICULAR HAN D-WEAVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 614,7 93, dated November 22, 1898.

Application filed S p m r 24, 1897- Se fl No- 652,886. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES COPELAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the countyof Strafford and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Perpendicular HandlVeavers; and I do hereby declare the followin g to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertai ns to make and use the same.

This invention relates to perpendicular hand-weavers for making small weave or large pieces of cloth, as may be desired; and its object is to provide an improved construction of the same which can be produced at a small expense, which can be easily operated, and which requires but a limited knowledge of weaving to successfully construct fabric thereby.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hand-weaver embodying the invention, and Fig. 2 is an under side perspective view of the reed.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views, the numeral 1 designates a base having oppositely-disposed uprights 2 rising perpendicularly therefrom. On the top portion of the uprights a roller 3 is rotatably mounted, and in suitable bearing-standards 4, rising from the uprights, a reel 5 is mounted above the raid roller. The roller'3 is adapted to be wound with a piece of fabric for the secureinent thereto of the upper ends of the warpthreads, as will be readily understood by those skilled in the art, and at one end has means for revolving the same to wind the woven fabric during the operation of weaving. Across the front of the lower portion of the uprights 2 is a cross-bar 6, and below the same, rising from the base 1, are bearing-standards 7, upon which a reel 8 is loosely and rot-atably mounted, from which the warpthreads are fed, passing upwardly over the cross-bar 6 and then under a transverse tension-bar 9. After leaving the transverse tension bar the warp-threads pass through areed 10, consisting of a rectangular frame with a series of transversely-disposed wires 11 therein, and below the said wires at the bottom of the reed guide-wires 12 are located and have central eyes 13. The warp-threads are passed through the reed and every other thread is inserted through one of the eyes 13, While the threads between those passing through the said eyes extend upwardly directly through the wires 11. By this construction the warpthreads are alternately shedded by the reciprocating movement of the reed.

The upper front portion of the frame of the reed has a hand-block 16 thereon for alternately and laterally moving the reed for shedding the warps for the passage of the shuttle, and the under side at the front is provided with an apertured block 17 through which a knotted cord 18 passes, and thence extends downwardly to a foot-treadle 19. The cord 18 is adjustable, and the stroke of the treadle, as well as that of the reed, is regulated thereby. The object of this treadle and cord is to depress the reed after it has been elevated to beat up the filling. Hooks 20 are also attached to the front portion of, the reed, and to their upper ends are secured straps 21, which pass upwardly over the reel 5 and downwardly to the rear of the frame of the machine and have connected thereto a suitable weight 21", which is sufficient to overcome the weight of the reed and apply force to the latter to perfectly lay the filling after apick has been made. The treadle is operated to lower the reed and leave the warp-threads clear for the operation of the hand-shuttle. As the fabric is formed it is Wound upon the roller 3, and the warp-threads are fed from the reel 8, a tension being sustained thereon by the tension-bar 9, with which the crossbar 6 acts as an auxiliary.

The machine set forth is simple and may be used in making narrow or broad fabric, and fine or coarse material of either silk, cotton, or linen may be employed in weaving on the improved machine,.and a complete knowledge of the art of weaving is not required to successfully operate the machine.

The design of the cloth can be easily changed by varying the colors of the material, and, if desired, two hand-shuttles could be employed and passed between the warp threads from opposite sides to lay a double pick.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In a hand weaving-machine, the combination with the base, the uprights, the lower reel adapted to carry the warp-threads, the tension-bar and the upper rollers, of the laterally and vertically movable reed through which the warp-threads are adapted to pass, the straps provided with hooks at the lower ends engaging with the reed, the straps to which said hooks are secured, the reel over which said straps pass and the weight connected with said straps, substantially as described.

2. I11 a hand weaving-machine, the combination with the base, the uprights, the

brackets secured to said base, the reel journaled thereto, the cross-bar above the same,

the tension-bar, and the roller at the upper JAMES COPELAND.

\Vitnesses:

HENRY M. PLUMER, ERNEST N. GooDwIN. 

